National Museum of Civil War Medicine

Civil War Medicine

This two floor museum tucked into an old building in Frederick, Maryland, houses a wonderful series of displays on Civil War Medicine. Jonathan Letterman, M.D. emerges as a hero of modern military med...

Small but Really Worthwhile

The museum was in the centre of Frederick town. Exhibits were informative and innovative and dispelled many Civil War myths relating to treatment of casualties in 1860 to 65. Staff were knowledgea...

Well worth it.

Learned a lot that I didn't know. Got to read actual letters from the front! Did the self directed tour - took under 2 hours. Would recommend this look at the civil war.

Worth a visit … first EMTs began in the Civil War

Excellent, informative museum, especially if you have a guided tour. Civil War medicine was much more professional than I had thought; unlike the amputation scene in Gone With the Wind, 95 percent o...

Not butchery

Fascinating and interesting look at medicine and the advances achieved during a critical time in American history. Even how some things are still in place to this day